Lol! Let me know what you think of the Ziwi-they're awfully $$, though. Honestly, I'm losing my mind over cat food.is it juicy at all ? extra moist?
I just ordered all the ziwi flavors--
I have come to accept that all of my cabinets are filled with cat food
Never tried the hounds but curious....
I like the 3 oz cans-
Everybody seems to be doing really well on the Verus, but it's definitely way $$! Squallie does well on Merrick chicken but Candy can't have chicken...she loves the Party Animal you sent but it's too high in carbs for Squall...it just never ends! Half my income goes out the door on cat food lately! And them there's all the unopened cans of stuff nobody will eat anymore...
Yup, losing my mind.
But the chicken is now a staple in the house. What I really like about them of course is the ingredients but the consistence of the product, always the same. You don't get one case soupy and the next pasty. It has a lot of moisture in it, not runny in the can though, just right actually. And if you heat it a small amount it softens even more and brings the smell out, which by the way is very good for a pate cat food. I also use Merrick limited ingredient (Turkey & Chicken flavor), its a good food, low carb and everyone eats it. My problem with them is Purina bought them out and they are having consistency issues, every case is different. This last case of chicken is soupy, and the Turkey is really pasty, next batch might be perfect, you just never know until you open the can, but the still eat it so that is what matters.
Thank you for the information! I was going to try the Hound & Gatos beef or pork, but maybe I'll just buy one can and see how it goes. My guys all love chicken but my IBD baby can't eat it ( all mine eat the same food, it's too insane at feeding time to try to make sure everybody gets exactly their own and doesn't pilfer from others' dishes!). I also considered the Ziwi venison but it's too $$ for me to feed regularly. I bought a couple of cans of Merrick beef, but I'm concerned about Squallie with the carbs in it, he's so incredibly carb-sensitive! I wanted to try Wellness, but it's mostly all chicken and fish. So far everybody is really doing very well on the VeRUS beef but again, kinda $$ for four cats. I don't know, I just seem to be cat food-obsessed lately *sigh*. It's so hard to find one that everybody likes, all can eat, and fits my never-big-enough budget, lol!@Squalliesmom I use Hound & Gato Chicken, I have 8 cats and it is a favorite for 2 of them, others will nibble at it. They use to love the rabbit but they changed the formula not so much rabbit in it anymore, now none of my kitties will touch it. I tried other flavors but did not have much luck with them, finicky cats
I tried the Ziwi (venison) and only one of mine would eat it, she is still very wild. I too end up with lots of unopened cans, and have started donating them to local shelters if I can't return to the store.
Good luck in food dance, try not to bang your head against the wall to much.
come to think of it. I would like a different protein, and duck is hit or miss one day to the next, but they do have Buffalo, so maybe.. 
who knows..
Thank you, I'll check it out!
Lol, funny that you should mention Wild Calling, I was just looking at them, too! Figured I might try to pick up a few cans of that to try, as well.I can't feed beef, as much as I would like to have it in rotation, they like it unfortunately a couple of them throw it right back up. If you can pick up a can locally to try the different flavors, that is the best way to do it. Frodo is pretty sensitive to carbs also, that is why I switched to the Merrick Limited Ingredient, it is lower in carb than the regular Merrick Pate and it does not contain carrageenan, which can upset some kitties and humans digestion. Also they offer Duck in the limited ingredient if you need a novel protein, and the price tag doesn't sting as much with the Merrick. Hard to feed different foods if they like what is down to eat. I keep everything under 5% carb so if Frodo and now Pippin (adopted him about a month ago from vet, no one wanted a diabetic 9 year old, oh well their loss our gain), get into it I don't have to worry. Pippin eats pretty much anything, Frodo is very picky and even more so since he was diagnose with HCM and congestive heart failure. I wasn't fond of all the vegetables in Wellness, even though that was the first food I went to from dry food, but moved on from there.
I understand the food obsession, I drive my husband crazy looking for different foods. He swears they eat better than he does.. LOL. So far the Merrick Limited is holding steady for them all, the 2 that eat Hound & Gato and every now and then I through in Fancy Feast Turkey & Giblets or Kitten Turkey to break the monotony, along with Tiki Cat chicken.
There was another brand I tried you might want to look at Wild Calling, they have several novel proteins and very low carb. Rated very well on Chewy. I might have to give them a try again myself
Lol, funny that you should mention Wild Calling, I was just looking at them, too! Figured I might try to pick up a few cans of that to try, as well.
My kids say the cats eat better than they do and, as much as I'm embarrassed to say it, I probably do spend more per month on cat food than I do on groceries!
The pet store that I get Shoes' food from just got the Wild Calling in as well as a brand called Evangers Super Premium. I bought a can of the Rabbit Burrow Wild Calling and 3 varieties of the Evangers but have not tried any yet. Waiting until Shoes gets better regulated and will probably only try a teaspoonful at a time. Shoes definitely eats way better than I do! I tried a can of Cocolicious Turkey and Chicken but he wouldn't touch it. He was not feeling well so that may have affected his taste so will give it a try another time. It is all organic if anyone is into the organic stuff. He mostly eats Merrick Purrfectly Bistro pates, Wellness, and Weruva along with a little bit of FF Classic.Lol, funny that you should mention Wild Calling, I was just looking at them, too! Figured I might try to pick up a few cans of that to try, as well.
My kids say the cats eat better than they do and, as much as I'm embarrassed to say it, I probably do spend more per month on cat food than I do on groceries!
my brats won't eat any of the brands you mentioned-drives me insane!
Jayla, I noticed in your SS that you give 8% carb. Would you mind to tell me what food this is? I want to give Shoes a higher carb at time when I think he is going to drop quickly and the only thing that I have found is Friskie's and a few of the FF's. I did give him some of the FF Chicken & Tuna and I think it upset his tummy. Not sure about the Friskies yet. It may have upset his tummy a little too last weekend.
As you can see he got the lower carb this morning!!
fell of the surf board!
Dre doesnt like friskies but I do give him Microflora with each meal which seems to really help him since we started-(Made by Herbsmith)
Lol, mine do this,too. I add a couple of spoonfuls of water to their meals to make a thick soupy kind of thing for them and they suck up all the moisture and leave behind this weird, pale kind of dried-out mush!
Thank you, much appreciated!
yes, that is it exactly!!
